In High Sierra, after the screensaver starts, it doesn't exit when pressing keys on the keyboard nor when moving the mouse or trackpad. (The screensaver only exits when clicking a mouse button or pressing the trackpad.) It used to work correctly in El Capitan - seems like it is broken in High Sierra?
MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3)
Hi Allen A, thanks for your suggestions. Unfortunately, most of those suggestions seem related to the Mac's "Sleep" ability, so let me clarify that my Mac's Sleep ability works correctly - my problem is specific to the screensaver only. In any case, I have tried all your suggestions, with the following results:
However, when trying another user account, I had to create a new user account, and noticed the following:
The same results occurred when testing it in my own user account, so the problem is not related to any specific user account, but rather, the problem is related to the Mission Control System Preferences.
Steps to reproduce the problem:
I think Mission Control and Spaces should not be related to screensaver behavior, so hopefully this will help someone to figure out what the problem is. Thanks again for your help.
P.S.: It seems that others have experienced this same problem, and from their comments, it seems the problem began with upgrade to High Sierra, in case that is helpful:
Hi Allen A, thanks for your suggestions. Unfortunately, most of those suggestions seem related to the Mac's "Sleep" ability, so let me clarify that my Mac's Sleep ability works correctly - my problem is specific to the screensaver only. In any case, I have tried all your suggestions, with the following results:
However, when trying another user account, I had to create a new user account, and noticed the following:
The same results occurred when testing it in my own user account, so the problem is not related to any specific user account, but rather, the problem is related to the Mission Control System Preferences.
Steps to reproduce the problem:
I think Mission Control and Spaces should not be related to screensaver behavior, so hopefully this will help someone to figure out what the problem is. Thanks again for your help.
P.S.: It seems that others have experienced this same problem, and from their comments, it seems the problem began with upgrade to High Sierra, in case that is helpful:
If your Mac doesn't wake when you expect
Your Mac might pause a few seconds before it wakes up. If it doesn't seem to wake at all, check for these possibilities:
- Your screen brightness might be turned down.
- If you're using an external display, your display might be turned off.
- Your Mac might be in safe sleep. To wake from safe sleep, press the power button.
- Check for a sleep indicator light, if applicable, and make sure that your Mac isn't turned off.
If the previous steps don't work
These additional steps may help identify or resolve the issue:
- Reset the SMC.
- Reset NVRAM.
- Disconnect external devices other than your Apple keyboard, mouse, and display. If that resolves the issue, gradually reconnect your devices, testing each time, until you find the device that is interfering with sleep. Then check the documentation that came with the device, or contact the device manufacturer.
- Start up in Safe Mode to see if the issue is related to non-Apple startup items, login items, or kernel extensions.
- Try to isolate the issue by using another user account.
If you still see the issue, contact Apple Support.
High Sierra screensaver doesn't exit when pressing keyboard keys, nor when moving mouse/trackpad.
